Direct democracy is a political system where the citizens participate in the decision-making personally, contrary to relying on intermediaries or representatives. The use of a lot system, a characteristic of Athenian democracy, is unique to direct democracies.
As a general rule of thumb posts typically are 6-8 feet apart and are positioned on the corners, against the house and by the stairs of your deck. Mark the joists where the posts will go. Make sure they are even distance apart from one another. Next cut the posts to length.
All I am reading is that deck blocks cannot be more than 5ft apart, regardless of the joist size. But shouldn't that matter? A 2x6 will span less than a 2x8 and so on. I am calculating the need for 32 pier blocks for a 16x16 deck. That seems... show more I am building a floating, ground level deck in my back yard. All I am reading is that deck blocks cannot be more than 5ft apart, regardless of the joist size.